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Lachina v. Berks County Bd. of Elections

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 26, 2005
584 Pa. 493 (Pa. 2005)

Opinion

October 26, 2005.

Appeal No. 115 MAP 2005 from the Memorandum Opinion and Order of the Commonwealth Court, entered September 15, 2005, at Docket No. 1703 CD 2005, reversing the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Civil Division, entered on August 10, 2005, at Docket No. 05-11593; Scott E. Lash, Judge.

Brian Anthony Gordon, Philadelphia, for Lyndoll V. Walker, appellant.

Edwin Lewis Stock, Reading, James Michael Smith, for Deborah Lachina, appellee.

Richard Filling, for Bd. of Elections, participant.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 26th day of October, 2005, the order of the Commonwealth Court is AFFIRMED.

Justice NIGRO dissents.


Summaries of

Lachina v. Berks County Bd. of Elections

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 26, 2005
584 Pa. 493 (Pa. 2005)
Case details for

Lachina v. Berks County Bd. of Elections

Case Details

Full title:Deborah LACHINA v. BERKS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Appeal of Lyndoll V…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 26, 2005

Citations

584 Pa. 493 (Pa. 2005)
884 A.2d 867

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